The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1970 was the 6th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa.
The tournament was played by 23 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Asante Kotoko from Ghana won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.
First round
1 CARA Brazzaville won after drawing of lots. 2 CR Belcourt withdrew after the first leg.
Second round
1 Prisons FC Kampala and Modèle Lomé won after drawing of lots. 2 Leading 1-0 in the second half of extra time, Asante Kotoko were awarded a penalty. Stationery Stores refused to let the penalty be taken and the match was abandoned. CAF ruled that Asante Kotoko should be considered the winners of the tie.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Champion
African Cup of Champions Clubs1970 WinnersAsante KotokoFirst Title
Top scorers The top scorers from the 1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals1 Pierre Kalala TP Englebert42 Hacène Lalmas CR Belcourt3 Kamunda Tshinabu TP Englebert3 Abdou El-Hamalawi Ismaily35 André Kalonzo TP Englebert2 Abukari Gariba Asante Kotoko2 Malik Jabir Asante Kotoko2 Ali Abo Greisha Ismaily2
References
External links African Cup of Champions results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation